Helpless

I can see it.

I can see it right there, at the bottom of the emerald pool,

Bright and shining like I can reach out and touch it.

And so I do.

I reach my hand in the pool

And it's so close...

But I can't quite reach...

My arm goes in

Chill creeping up into my chest

Reaching, reaching 

Just a little farther...

I duck in my head and torso

Feet lifting off the ground

It hasn't moved...still so close

I plunge in

My whole body in the icy pool

I swim down, down

The cold gripping my heart

The bottom never coming closer

I surface, gasping for air

Salty tears

Frustration

I can't reach it

Helpless.